The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cystitis and her nonservice-connected cystocele, as well as whether any aggravation of the cystocele is due to or related to the cystitis.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for a new addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cystitis and her nonservice-connected cystocele, including whether any aggravation of the cystocele is due to or related to the cystitis.
- Claimed conditions
- cystitis, cystocele
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18140864
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disorder, and a sleep disorder, as well as an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for cystitis, due to the need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for cystitis and perforated diverticulitis, as residuals of prostate cancer treatment, due to a lack of the consent form for salvage radiation treatment in 2007.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for cystitis and perforated diverticulitis, as residuals of prostate cancer treatment, for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cystitis, hysterectomy, uterine fibroid, and bilateral foot disorders as there was no evidence of a chronic recurrent condition during or after service.
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